Houston's most beautiful homes of 2018

Table of Content

• Beautiful House/Apartment Balcony Design - Vertical Garden, Green Plants and Decorating Ideas
• City's best designed homes range from modern architecture to historic preservation projects
• Indoor Slides in Homes Ideas - Interior Design
• October 2018 Back Issue
• Biofacade Technology and Microalgae-Covered Buildings by XTU Architects

Some of the Morrises renovations were expensive, but some were easy. Jeff Morris went DIY in the foyer, using trim to create a paneled effect. Jennifer Barron of Jennifer Barron Interiors lightened up the River Oaks home of Susan and Walker Hess. Some family pieces were reupholstered to give new life to furniture that as outdated.

The lighting inspired by the light of the moon creates an intimate atmosphere in the external area, equipped with a comfortable swimming pool and integrated to the living room. The expression "architecture of happiness" has gained global reach after the philosopher Alain de Botton defined the concept in a book - Carla Felippi has since chorused Botton's explanations, and applies the concepts in her work. Proof of this is this coverage in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo. The couple with two children wanted the atmosphere of a house, full of simplicity, to live at ease. You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year 25 Beautiful Homes magazine subscription. Digital subscriptions include the latest issue and all regular issues released during your subscription.

Beautiful House/Apartment Balcony Design - Vertical Garden, Green Plants and Decorating Ideas

Let them inspire you to create your own dream right in your own home. The Jacobs' living room features nature photos taken by the couple on trips to the mountains and during Brandon Jacob's hike of the Appalachian Trail. Interior designer Nikole Starr of Nikole Starr Interiors finally convinced her mom and stepdad, Annie and Lee White, to update their patio home in Sugar Land.

Here are the 10 most stunning homes that came up for sale this year. When the homeowners first saw the house in 1978, they were overcome with its charm, so they immediately nabbed it. “We just liked the unique architecture of the house—one of the main things on the exterior is the weeping brick and upstairs balcony,” she says. And speaking of the balcony—we’re happy to accept an invitation to sip iced tea and take in the views. There's a building boom in Houston right now, for sure, brought on by population growth, changing taste and rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Without a doubt, more Houstonians are opting for contemporary or modern design, citing the simple decor and clean lines that add to a fuss-free lifestyle.

City's best designed homes range from modern architecture to historic preservation projects

In addition, the required recesses and internal drains of watertight concrete can be applied directly. The 386m² mansion is on the seafront, which gives a unique view of the floor-to-ceiling glass jalousies and is all over the house. The property still boasts a private beach hut and is no stranger in the world of celebrities, as there have been celebrities like Cindy Crawford and Robert DeNiro.

In 2019, the first affordable 3D printed rental property will be habitable. The semicircular design of the residence places the living areas along the side of the "views", while the services are located on the back of the floor. The structure consists of flanking bedroom wings and a large indoor / outdoor central room space that is entirely lined with local light fir and birch wood. The monolithic appearance has the feeling that the space is carved in the external form of wood. According to the announcement made by Axiom, the project was also designed to improve life in orbit and offer passengers a certain level of luxury.

Indoor Slides in Homes Ideas - Interior Design

Can you share the name of the stone in the picture directly under “Stone”? The canopy has a more classic feel with a huge wooden table, as well as the other rooms, with furniture and fixtures finished in gold. The countertops are black granite with white cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

Due to the dimensions of the digitally controlled 3D printer, a print range of 9.0 x 4.5 x 3 meters is achieved, making fantastic creations quickly. The start of 3D concrete printing technology for this project has its origins in 2005. In 2015, the original experiment will be followed up on a much larger scale. A new option is the printing of different types, qualities and colors of concrete, all in one integrated product.

A Paul Fleming art installation runs up the staircase wall off of the family room of the Oak Estates home of Josh and Lisa Oren. Their home was designed by Laura Umansky of Laura U Interior Design. Other features include a sun terrace, panoramic views from the bedroom, access to equestrian facilities, walking trails, a landing strip and more. Below are some of the most common home exterior mistakes to avoid so you save money, time, and effort.

That also means more opportunities to be able to deliver customized services for residents. The Municipality of Eindhoven, TU Eindhoven and the companies Van Wijnen, Vesteda, Saint Gobain-Weber Beamix and Witteveen + Bos are going to realize the first habitable house that will roll straight out of the printer. The house will be the first of five houses of 3D-printed concrete, which will be placed in the Eindhoven new-build neighborhood Meerhoven in the coming years. The 3D printed concrete homes of the project, called Project Milestone, are realized one after the other, while research on technology remains in development. Hanging Gardens are designed with an understanding that preserves the natural structure of the land it is located in.

Do you have more details or pictures of the stone house I the last collection of pictures with the black garage doors? There’s three pictures and I’d love to model our house in SC after it. Of course, shake siding will always be popular, especially out East but I have been surprised to see so much of it now being used throughout the rest of the country where I live and out West. I have been seeing a big surge of shake being used in combination with stone and board and batten and the look is so beautiful on exteriors. Whether you have plans to build in the short-term, remodel or enjoy seeing the trends , today’s post is loaded with some absolutely incredible exterior designs that I think you guys are going to love and hopefully be inspired by in some way. The Vintage Look - A modern family uses treasures and textiles to great effect and more...

The kitchen has been renovated but, according to the announcement, retains many original Wright touches. Already the garden on the terrace of the property allows the observation of sunrise and sunset and enjoy the view of the surroundings from a high point in a neighborhood composed only of low houses. In addition, the green roof contributes to the maintenance of the temperature balance inside the house, and heating of water is done with solar panels. This Eichler is located in Walnut Creek’s Northgate neighborhood featured vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, brick fireplace, and a signature open atrium. This super Eichler measured over 2,300 square feet across a single floor.

And another, transparent, that covers the north of the curved plexiglass plate, thus allowing to offer a complete illumination of the workspace. All this is maintained by a simple curved metal structure that gives rise to the characteristic section of rounded corners. The coast is dotted with very few cabins and small, traditional houses, far from being overdeveloped with new buildings. From the initial site visit, it was clear that any proposed building should be respectful.

It’s hard to describe but it’s not quite a stucco look because you can still see faint outlines of the brick. While German Smear has been a very popular technique in the Houston and East Texas area for decades, I was so excited to see this finish being used quite a bit in new construction outside of Texas in areas like Utah. This is exciting to me because not only is it a beautiful finish, seeing this trend in new construction gives homeowners like me with dated brick another option when it comes to updating their exteriors. The vibration of poured concrete and the braiding of steel reinforcement nets is heavy. Sandra's house still has gym, swimming pool, tropical garden, water fountain, spa and a spacious patio. The guest bedroom is loft-shaped and accessed by a spiral staircase.

The Borstmayers' Port O'Connor neighbors Tim Pennell and Bobbie Briggs created their own vacation dream home on Oyster Point. The interiors are by Rainey Richardson, of Rainey Richardson Interiors. Another Galveston waterfront home was designed by Ginger Barber Interior Design for Audrey and Forrest Wylie. They found plenty of antiques and recycled materials to give the home an Old World feel.

But pass on that showpiece hood if its fan is rated for a larger space than your kitchen; you lose huge amounts of heated and cooled air along with the smoke. And note that exhaust fans built into over-the-range microwaves haven’t performed well in our tests. You also want products with no added urea formaldehyde (a common construction adhesive that off-gasses into the home and is a likely carcinogen).